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Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago

Staff Engineer Guidance Navigation Control - R10214963

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$177K/yr - $266K/yr

7+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements with a focus on revolutionary systems. They are seeking a Staff Engineer to design, develop, and test algorithms and software for Guidance, Navigation, and Control of aircraft, while working in a multi-disciplinary team environment.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, develop, implement, verify, and test algorithms, software, and simulation tools to perform Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) of aircraft

Develop control laws to meet air vehicle performance, flying qualities and stability margin requirements, both on ground and in flight

Develop air vehicle system linear and non-linear dynamic simulation models and integrate models into software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation environments

Analyze air vehicle flight test data and support flight test activities

Qualification

Guidance Navigation ControlFixed-wing aircraft dynamicsLinear control principlesMATLABNon-linear simulationsControl laws designAnalysis skillsMIL-STD-1797 knowledgeCommunicationProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 12 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 10 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with 7 years of experience

Excellent communication, analysis and problem-solving skills

Knowledge of fixed-wing aircraft flight dynamics

Experience using linear control principles and tools to design feedback control systems

Experience analyzing non-linear simulations of aircraft closed-loop dynamics

Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data

Active / in-scope DoD Secret Clearance